On February 2, 2015 an EHS Professional who had attended one of my Training Seminars contacted me with a question: Dan, I attended your HazMat Employee & Hazardous Waste Training class last <<MONTH>> in <<CITY, STATE>>. I am hoping that you could…
Reuse of HazMat Packaging for the Shipment of Hazardous Waste
The reuse, reconditioning, and remanufacture of hazardous material packagings (both bulk and non-bulk) is addressed at 49 CFR 173.28 of the PHMSA/USDOT Hazardous Material Regulations. In general packagings and receptacles (bulk and non-bulk) used more than once must be in…
Pennsylvania Company Guilty Plea and $1.2 Million Fine for Improper Storage of Explosive Hazardous Waste
The Bullet: The generator of a hazardous waste violated basic requirements of the hazardous waste regulations. And, as a consequence, also violated the Hazardous Material Regulations of the PHMSA/USDOT. These avoidable violations have resulted in significant criminal violations for this…
The Satellite Accumulation of Hazardous Waste in Missouri
In an earlier article I explained the basic requirements of the USEPAs Federal regulations for the accumulation of hazardous waste in a Satellite Accumulation Area [40 CFR 262.34(c)]. Most states with an authorized hazardous waste program incorporate the Federal regulations for…
Episodic Generation of Hazardous Waste
The RCRA regulations identify three status of hazardous waste generators determined by the amount of hazardous waste generated in a calendar month: Large Quantity Generator (LQG) – Generates ≥1,000 kg of hazardous waste or >1 kg of acute hazardous waste…
RCRA Training is the Solution for South Carolina Company Facing EPA Fines for Hazardous Waste Violations
Sumter Coatings, Inc. (SCI) in Sumter, SC must pay a $55,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations discovered at its facility during…
Generator Determination of P- & U- Listed Hazardous Waste
A company I am familiar with is a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) of hazardous waste, largely due to the generation of what it has determined to be U-listed hazardous waste. The point of generation for the waste is an air…
Hazardous Waste Violations Could Result in HazMat Transportation Violations
(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 17, 2012) – A Rhode Island company that conducts printing, coating and finishing of specialty fabrics has been ordered by EPA to come into compliance with federal hazardous waste management regulations. Its violations include a failure…
Use of the Emergency Response Telephone Number for Shipments of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste
If you offer for transportation a hazardous material (HazMat) on a shipping paper such as a bill of lading or a hazardous waste on the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (required for both large and small quantity generators of hazardous waste)…
Weekly Inspections of Hazardous Waste Containers in Satellite Accumulation Areas
Both Large and Small Quantity Generators of hazardous waste (LQG & SQG respectively) are required to conduct weekly inspections of their hazardous waste accumulation areas; typically referred to as Central Accumulation Areas (CAA’s) or 90 (for LQG’s) or 180 (for SQG’s)…